The Toronto municipal election of 2003 was held on November 10, 2003, in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, to elect the Mayor of Toronto, 44 city councillors, and school board trustees.

David Miller was elected mayor (Results of 2003 Toronto election).

Most municipalities in the Province of Ontario held elections on this date. See also Ontario municipal elections, 2003

Ontario municipal elections, 2003

In the 2003 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in Ontario, Canada, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities.-Results of election:...

.

Mayoral election

Incumbent Toronto mayor Mel Lastman

Mel Lastman

Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman , nicknamed "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other...

 chose not to run for re-election. A large number of candidates ran for the position of mayor, but five main candidates emerged.

• Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...
  
   is the former mayor of pre-amalgamation Toronto and an independent who was formerly a member of the New Democratic Party and who had the support of many of the city's Liberals
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
  . She campaigned on a moderate policy of outreach to minorities and her connections to the provincial Liberal government which would enable a "new deal" for Toronto.
• John Nunziata
  John Nunziata
  John Nunziata is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as a Liberal and later as an independent member.-Background:...
  
  , a former Member of Parliament
  Member of Parliament
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   for the Liberal Party of Canada
  Liberal Party of Canada
  The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
  
  , was expelled from the party because of his opposition to his party's continuation of the GST
  Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
  The Goods and Services Tax is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson. The GST replaced a hidden 13.5% Manufacturers' Sales Tax ; Mulroney claimed the GST was implemented because the MST...
  
  , something that the party had promised to abolish as part of its election platform. He ran a right-wing campaign for mayor of Toronto, advocating stiff penalties against the homeless and a strong focus on law and order.
• John Tory
  John Tory
  John Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...
  
  , who had just resigned as President and CEO of Rogers Cable
  Rogers Cable
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  . A supporter of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, he had served as Principal Secretary
  Principal Secretary (Canada)
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   to Premier Bill Davis
  Bill Davis
  William Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...
  
  , and campaign co-chair of Mel Lastman's 1998 and 2000 mayoral runs. Tory ran a centre-right campaign promising to hire more police, fine panhandlers, and incinerate Toronto's garbage. He also promised rigorous fiscal discipline at city hall.
• David Miller, the most left wing of the major candidates, is closely associated with unions and the New Democratic Party
  New Democratic Party
  The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
  
  . He had long served as a city councillor. His main cause was halting the expansion of the Toronto Island Airport
  Toronto City Centre Airport
  Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , commonly known as the Toronto Island Airport is an airport located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named after Air Marshal Billy Bishop, a Canadian First World War flying ace...
  
  .
• Tom Jakobek
  Tom Jakobek
  Tom Jakobek is a former member of the Toronto City Council. He was first elected to council in 1982 after serving as a school trustee, and remained a member until 2000....
  
  , the former Budget Chief, gathered much media attention at the start and participated in various debates with the other candidates. He was quickly distanced from the front-runner race when the vote neared, as his campaign was hampered by recent municipal mismanagement, and admissions that he had lied about accepting gifts from lobbyists.

The campaign began with Barbara Hall far in the lead. She had wide name recognition and attracted moderate support from across Toronto. She also had close links with the newly elected Liberal

Ontario Liberal Party

The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

 government of Dalton McGuinty

Dalton McGuinty

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....

. John Nunziata was in a distant second, polling around 9% at the best, due to his past experience as a federal MP. John Tory and David Miller were closely tied for an even more distant third.

Around September, Hall began to lose support when it became apparent that she lacked a campaign message, sticking mainly to her "love for Toronto" and arguing that she could get a "new deal" with the provincial Liberals. Miller was attacked by all candidates for musing about tolls on roads leading into Toronto, but he dropped the proposal before it could do much harm. Miller's next message about banning the island airport bridge distinguished himself from the other candidates and he eventually vaulted into first place, to the surprise of many. Tory's support also began to grow steadily as Hall's eroded and he moved into a close second. At one point, Hall, Tory, and Miller each polled similar numbers, making it a three-way contest.
As Hall's support dropped, the race had become essentially a two-way contest between Tory and Miller. As the race narrowed to a close, the two front-runners ran a respectful campaign without many negative partisan attacks. Tory was applauded when he appeared at Miller's rally to congratulate the latter's victory.

John Nunziata, long not considered a contender, dropped a bombshell on the media when it he announced that members of a rival camp offered him $150,000 and the Deputy Mayor's position to drop out of the race. Nunziata refused to release specifics, although the media speculated that it was Tory's campaign, which was subsequently cleared by the police investigation. Tory in fact received a boost in the polls for his promise to drop out of the election if any wrong-doing had been discovered, while Nunziata was accused of mischief and smearing his opponent with unsubstantiated claim. As the campaign continued, Nunziata's reputation also suffered when he was alleged to have bullied councilors who withdrew their support from him. He was also dogged by his "flip-flopping" on controversial positions that he had taken as a federal MP, such as denying his private member's bill to ban abortion.
Nunziata garnered only 5% of the vote and analysts believed that he had also damaged his credibility and future political prospects.

Despite a lack of election experience, John Tory was credited with running a respectable campaign which provided wide recognition and he later became leader of the Ontario PC Party.

Although it was known from the start that Tom Jakobek did not stand a chance of winning, he still continued in the election.

On July 17, 2006, The Toronto Star

Toronto Star

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 reported that there were more than 300,000 people on the voting list who may — or may not — have been legally allowed to vote. Since Miller beat Tory by only 36,000 votes, with the results it would only take a small portion of the unconfirmed list to affect an election outcome. Toronto Star article

Results

2003 Toronto municipal election, Mayor of Toronto

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
David Miller	299,385	43.26
John Tory John Tory John Howard Tory is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster...	263,189	38.03
Barbara Hall Barbara Hall Barbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...	63,751	9.21
John Nunziata John Nunziata John Nunziata is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as a Liberal and later as an independent member.-Background:...	36,021	5.20
Tom Jakobek Tom Jakobek Tom Jakobek is a former member of the Toronto City Council. He was first elected to council in 1982 after serving as a school trustee, and remained a member until 2000....	5,277	0.76
Douglas Campbell	2,197	0.32
Ahmad Shehab	2,084	0.30
Jaime Castillo	1,616	0.23
Luis Silva	1,305	0.19
Don Andrews Don Andrews Donald Clarke Andrews is a Canadian white supremacist. He is also the leader of the neo-Nazi Nationalist Party of Canada and a perennial candidate for mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Early years:...	1,220	0.18
Timothy McAuliffe	821	0.12
Kevin Mark Clarke	804	0.12
John Hartnett	803	0.12
Gary Benner	802	0.12
Albert Howell Albert Howell Albert Howell is a Canadian improv comedian and poet. He has appeared in several films and television shows, and has received recognition for his screenwriting as well as for his improv work.-Improv comedy:...	717	0.10
John Jahshan	703	0.10
Michael Brausewetter	672	0.10
David Lichacz	659	0.10
Ram Narula	645	0.09
Elias Makhoul	644	0.09
Daniel Poremski	627	0.09
Ronald Graham	619	0.09
Fen Peters	598	0.09
Duri Naimji	569	0.08
Scott Yee	551	0.08
Monowar Hossain	537	0.08
Axcel Cocon	498	0.07
Ben Kerr Ben Kerr Ben Kerr was a Canadian author, broadcaster, musician and perennial candidate, who was most famous as one of Toronto, Ontario's quirky street performers.-Background:...	433	0.06
Aleksandar Glisic	420	0.06
Mitch L. Gold	412	0.06
Hashmat Safi	383	0.06
Simon Shaw	376	0.05
Patricia O'Beirne	358	0.05
Abel van Wyk	332	0.05
Benjamin Mbaegbu	288	0.04
Gerald Derome	278	0.04
Paul Lewin	271	0.04
Rabindra Prashad	271	0.04
Hardy Dhir	199	0.03
Kendal Csak	193	0.03
Mehmet Yagiz	193	0.03
Richard Weston	133	0.02
Ratan Wadhwa	121	0.02
Barry Pletch	110	0.02
Totals	692,085	100%

Information on minor candidates

• Luis A. da Silva is a banker, and was 33 years old in 2003. He was elected to the Metro Toronto Separate School Board in 1994
  Toronto municipal election, 1994
  The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....
  
  , winning in the old City of Toronto's fourth division. He lost his bid for re-election in 1997
  Toronto municipal election, 1997
  The 1997 Toronto municipal election was the first election held for offices in the amalgamated "megacity" of Toronto, Canada. The elections were administered by the old City of Toronto and its five suburbs within Metropolitan Toronto...
  
  , and was again defeated in 2000
  Toronto municipal election, 2000
  The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.Elections were held to elect:* the Mayor of Toronto,* councillors for each of Toronto's 44 wards,* trustees...
  
  . Silva later served on the Mayor's Task Force on Drugs, and described himself in campaign literature as "The man with the plan". He supported subway expansion, and argued that the federal government had no right to collect the Goods and Services Tax
  Goods and Services Tax (Canada)
  The Goods and Services Tax is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991, by then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his finance minister Michael Wilson. The GST replaced a hidden 13.5% Manufacturers' Sales Tax ; Mulroney claimed the GST was implemented because the MST...
  
   in Toronto. He called for the number of city councillors to be cut in half, and said that he would require candidates for public office to pass a test on the workings of municipal government. He also supported the creation of an "Order of Toronto" to honour prominent citizens. Less seriously, he called for the Toronto Maple Leafs
  Toronto Maple Leafs
  The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
  
   to retire Frank Mahovlich
  Frank Mahovlich
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  's jersey. Silva acknowledged that he could not win, and aimed for a fifth-place finish. He received a Master's Degree
  Master's degree
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   in Public Administration from the University of Western Ontario
  University of Western Ontario
  The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
  
   after the election, writing on the new City of Toronto Act passed by the provincial government of Dalton McGuinty
  Dalton McGuinty
  Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....
  
  .
• Timothy McAullife was a 28-year-old freelance writer. He supported skateboarding at the Eaton Centre
  Eaton Centre
  Eaton Centre is a name associated with shopping malls in Canada, originating with Eaton's, one of Canada's largest department store chains at the time that these malls were developed. Eaton's partnered with development companies throughout the 1970s and 1980s to develop downtown shopping malls in...
  
   and wanted to eliminate Toronto Transit Commission
  Toronto Transit Commission
  -Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...
  
   transfers.
• John Hartnett was a 28-year-old student and bartender, and a third-generation Canadian. He said that he wanted to represent the "XYZ generation", and bring more young voters to the polls.
• Gary Benner was a 51-year-old retired civil engineer. He complained that rival candidate John Nunziata was in contravention of municipal campaign laws after he put advertisements in the Toronto subway system. Benner later accused all four major candidates of being in technical contravention of the elections laws, by virtue of having signs displayed in their campaign office windows. He indicated that he would ban election signs if he became mayor. He supported the construction of 60 kilometres of new subway lines over 20 years, and opposed expansion of the Toronto Island airport.
• John Jahshan is originally from Kitchener
  Kitchener, Ontario
  The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
  
  , and was 35 years old in 2003. He was general manager of the Sports Centre Cafe in the 1990s, and later operated the Bliss Niteclub & Lounge. He pledged support for after-school programs and inexpensive day-care, and claimed the five major candidates were afraid to debate him. Twenty of his supporters picketed the first major-candidates' debate with signs depicting the frontrunners as chicken
  Chicken
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  s. Jahshan went into hiding three days before the election, and was later arrested on charges of misappropriating funds intended for a wheelchair elevator at Driftwood Public School in the Jane and Finch
  Jane and Finch
  Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in northwestern North York, a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Driftwood Avenue to the east, Grandravine Drive to the south, and Shoreham Drive to the north...
  
   area. Newspaper accounts do not indicate if the charges were brought to trial.
• Michael Brausewetter is a truck driver and former security guard, who once spent sixteen months in a coma after a car accident. A former homeless person, he recommended turning Princess Margaret Hospital into a homeless shelter. He also proposed moving the Toronto Island airport to the Leslie Street Spit. He is running for a council seat in the 2006 municipal election
  Toronto municipal election, 2006
  The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest...
  
  .
• David Lichacz has a degree from York University
  York University
  York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
  
  . He was 34 years old in 2003, and worked as a city greenskeeper. His campaign focused on public transit and accountability, and he indicated that he would cut the mayor's stipend if elected. As of 2006, he is a supervisor at Dentonia.
• Ram Narula was a 67-year-old retired teacher, who moved to Canada from India
  India
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  . He said could cure "arthritis, allergies, high blood pressure, stress, weight problems, prostrate (sic) and many others naturally", and would cause "perfect health" to radiate from city hall. He also indicated that he would reduce tuition fees by 75%, and solve homelessness within three months.
• Elias Makhoul was born in southern Lebanon
  Lebanon
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  , and moved to Canada at age 21. He runs a falafel
  Falafel
  Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas and/or fava beans. Falafel is usually served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as lafa. The falafel balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces...
  
   restaurant in downtown Toronto called "The Mystic Muffin", and was known for giving interviews about his candidacy while serving customers. He argued that each of Toronto's subway stops should be turned into a cultural pavilion representing a different nation, to highlight the city's multicultural nature. He was 37 years old in 2003.
• Daniel Poremski was a 19-year-old psychology student at York University
  York University
  York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
  
  , and was the youngest candidate in the contest. He entered the mayoral race to find out more about municipal government. A newspaper quotes him as saying of his candidacy, "I want to learn more about the city and see what the people in Toronto ask of their politicians. It seemed like an interesting thing to do." He wanted to introduce environmentally friendly garbage incineration.
• Ronald Graham was listed as an Elvis
  Elvis Presley
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   impersonator and interior designer. He pledged to clean up garbage and pollution in the Beaches area of Toronto, and institute a zero-tolerance policy on racism
  Racism
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   and anti-Semitism
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  .
• Fen Peters was born in Trinidad
  Trinidad
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  . He was a 58-year-old communications publicist with Bell Canada
  Bell Canada
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  , and favoured the creation of local community councils.
• Aleksandar Glisic was born and raised in Yugoslavia
  Yugoslavia
  Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
  
  , where he earned a Mechanical Engineering
  Mechanical engineering
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   degree. He came to Canada in 1967, worked ten years for Ontario Hydro
  Ontario Hydro
  Ontario Hydro was the official name from 1974 of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario which was established in 1906 by the provincial Power Commission Act to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity generated by private companies already operating at Niagara...
  
   as a mechanical engineer, and spent another decade as a taxi
  Taxicab
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   driver. In 1982, he became the first resident of Ontario to sue for wrongful dismissal under the Discriminatory Business Practices Act, arguing that he was dismissed from Ontario Hydro without due cause. He supported Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...
  
   in mayoral elections before 2003, and says that he chose to run for office after being told that he could not work on her campaign. A colourful figure, he described himself as "Aleksandar the Great", "a sexy 66-year-old teenager" and "an Iceberg Man with a full-blooded loving heart for all people in Mega T.O., especially for the underdogs". His slogans included "Vote Aleksandar the Ex-Terminator for Mayor" and "sex shall save Serbia
  Serbia
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  ".
• Hashmat Safi was a 29-year-old medical doctor, originally from Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
  . He sought improve public transit and government accessibility. Late in the campaign, he announced that he would support Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall
  Barbara Hall is a Canadian lawyer, public servant and former politician. She was the 61st mayor of Toronto, the last to run before amalgamation. She was elected mayor of the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto in 1994, and held office until December 31, 1997...
  
  .
• Simon Shaw was a 31-year-old computer hardware specialist, with a degree in Computer Science
  Computer science
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   from the University of Western Ontario
  University of Western Ontario
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  . His primary issue was targeting child sexual predators, and advocating life sentences for people who commit crimes against women and children. He also promoted a subway stop and casino
  Casino
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   on Toronto Centre Island, and championed campaign finance reform. He applied for an appointment to Toronto City Council
  Toronto City Council
  The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors....
  
  's 30th ward in 2003, following the election of Olivia Chow
  Olivia Chow
  Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for...
  
   to the Canadian House of Commons
  Canadian House of Commons
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  . The position was filled by a vote of other councillors. Shaw did not receive any votes.
• Patricia O'Beirne was the candidate of the Communist League
  Communist League (Canada)
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  . She supported a thirty-hour work week, the withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
  , and an end of the deportation of immigrants and refugees. A member of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees in Toronto, she was formerly a member of Lodge 205 of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union at Domtar in Montreal
  Montreal
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  . She has written for The Militant, the Communist League's newspaper.
• Abel van Wyk was born in the Netherlands
  Netherlands
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  , moved to Canada in 1957, and was an employee of Metro Works for 24 years. He is a frequent candidate for public office, having campaigned for Mayor of Scarborough in 1985
  Toronto municipal election, 1985
  The 1985 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held on November 12, 1985.-Mayor:...
  
  , 1988
  Toronto municipal election, 1988
  The 1988 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held November 14, 1988.-Metro:...
  
  , 1991
  Toronto municipal election, 1991
  The 1991 Toronto municipal election was held on November 12, 1991 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....
  
   and 1994
  Toronto municipal election, 1994
  The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke....
  
  , and for Mayor of Toronto in 2000
  Toronto municipal election, 2000
  The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.Elections were held to elect:* the Mayor of Toronto,* councillors for each of Toronto's 44 wards,* trustees...
  
   and 2003. He supported an Ellesmere Road extension during the mid-1980s. His primary campaign issue in every election he has contested has been his plan for a waterfront causeway, a highway across Lake Ontario
  Lake Ontario
  Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
  
   linking Highway 427 in Etobicoke to Highway 401 in Scarborough
  Scarborough, Ontario
  Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
  
  . Van Wyk argues that this link will save the city money and reduce pollution by 50%. He also called for a ban on donations to municipal candidates and a reduction in the work week during the 1988 campaign. In 1991, he said that affordable housing should be constructed through the private sector. He was 80 years old in 2003. He considered running for mayor in 2006
  Toronto municipal election, 2006
  The 2006 Toronto municipal election took place on 13 November 2006 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest...
  
  , but ultimately declined.
• Benjamin Mbaegbu was a 35-year-old paralegal and former correctional officer. He previously ran for Toronto's 31st council seat in a 2001 by-election. In early 2003, he unsuccessfully sought one million dollars in compensation from the Solicitor General of Canada
  Solicitor General of Canada
  The Solicitor General of Canada was a position in the Canadian ministry from 1892 to 2005. The position was based on the Solicitor General in the British system and was originally designated as an officer to assist the Minister of Justice...
  
   concerning the termination of his employment at Kingston Penitentiary
  Kingston Penitentiary
  Kingston Penitentiary is a maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario between King Street West and Lake Ontario....
  
   in 1998. During the campaign, he said that he could bring a major sporting event to the city in four years.
• Paul Lewin is a criminal lawyer who had previously campaigned for the Marijuana Party of Canada
  Marijuana Party of Canada
  The Marijuana Party is a Canadian federal political party. Its agenda consists of ending prohibition of cannabis. With the exception of this one issue, the party does not have "official policy" in any other area...
  
   in the 2000 federal election
  Canadian federal election, 2000
  The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
  
  . He argued in that election that cannabis
  Cannabis
  Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
  
  -related charges were contributing to Canada's over-burdened court system, and said that officials "do not believe this mild intoxicant is a high priority". He supported Canada's decision to legalize medicinal marijuana in 2001, but added that the changes did not go far enough. His campaign slogan in 2003 was "Free 416", referring to Toronto's area code.
• Rabindra Prashad is an artist, chef
  Chef
  A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
  
  , and community organizer. He was born in Guyana
  Guyana
  Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
  
  , and moved to Toronto from Quebec
  Quebec
  Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
  
   at age 24. He addressed the crowd in French at one all-candidates meeting, saying that his years in Quebec had shown him the value of that province to the country. He also called for an east-west thoroughfare for bikes on Queen Street. He was 35 years old during the election.
• Hardial (Hardy) Dhir was a 65-year-old architect with a degree from the University of Toronto
  University of Toronto
  The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
  
  . He is the founder of the Bloor/Indian Grove Ratepayers and Tenants Association, and builds temples and synagogues in his private life. He previously ran for Mayor of Toronto in 1978
  Toronto municipal election, 1978
  The Toronto municipal election of 1978 held on Monday, November 13, 1978, was the first seriously contested mayoralty race in Toronto, Canada, since David Crombie took office in the 1972 election...
  
  , and for North York City Council in 1985
  Toronto municipal election, 1985
  The 1985 Toronto municipal election was held to elect members of municipal councils, school boards, and hydro commissions in the six municipalities that made up Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The election was held on November 12, 1985.-Mayor:...
  
   (appearing on the ballot as "Harry Dhir" on the latter occasion). In 2003, he called for property taxes to halved by forcing the provincial government to pay education taxes, and supported the introduction of Neighbourhood Watch "street captains" to prevent crime.
• Kendal Csak was a 30-year-old motivational speaker, and the owner of CG Consulting. He supported a minimal wage increase and energy conservation in the business sector.
• Richard Weston favoured mandatory composting, improved recycling programs, and alternative energy sources such as windmill
  Windmill
  A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
  
  s. He also called for webcam
  Webcam
  A webcam is a video camera that feeds its images in real time to a computer or computer network, often via USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi.Their most popular use is the establishment of video links, permitting computers to act as videophones or videoconference stations. This common use as a video camera...
  
  s in the mayor's office and mandatory blackouts on the last Wednesday of each month.
• Last-place candidate Barry Pletch was a 33-year-old operations manager, and the arts editor for the Etobicoke Guardian. He sought a clean-up campaign for Toronto's streets. His campaign slogan was "Better Ethics and Economic Responsibility", shortened to BEER.

City council

Most incumbent city councillors were re-elected. A prominent exception was Anne Johnston

Anne Johnston

Anne Johnston was a longtime city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1972, and served until 1985 when she ran against incumbent Mayor Art Eggleton, but was defeated. In 1988 she was elected to Metro Toronto Council...

, the longest-serving member of city council. She lost her seat in Ward 16, apparently because of her approval of a controversial residential tower development in an adjoining ward. The council elections saw one of the highest rates of turnover in recent history. While only four incumbents lost their seats, many long standing councillors decided not to run for re-election. Of the 44 city councillors, 14 are newcomers. The election saw the council become more leftist, which should aid mayor Miller.

Ward 1 - Etobicoke North

Etobicoke North

Etobicoke North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It covers Rexdale, the northern part of Etobicoke, which is part of Toronto....

Candidate	Votes	%
Suzan Hall Suzan Hall Suzan Hall was a city councillor in Toronto for Ward 1 which is part of the larger Etobicoke North riding. A long time resident of Etobicoke, she originally entered politics as a school board trustee. She eventually became chair of the Etobicoke school board. With the creation of the new city of...  (incumbent)	3,462
Vincent Crisanti	2,580
Ranjeet Chahal	1,737
Hazoor Elahi	1,016
Anthony Caputo	948
Michelle Munroe	857
Chitranjan Gill	92
Singh Khipple	39

Ward 2 - Etobicoke North

Etobicoke North

Etobicoke North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. It covers Rexdale, the northern part of Etobicoke, which is part of Toronto....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Rob Ford Rob Ford Robert Bruce "Rob" Ford is the 64th and current Mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was first elected to city council in the 2000 Toronto municipal election, and was re-elected to his council seat in 2003 and again in 2006...	10,601
Mohamed Dahir	2,155
Abdi Jama	596

Ward 3 - Etobicoke Centre

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Doug Holyday Doug Holyday Doug Holyday is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, who represents Ward 3 which is part of Etobicoke Centre, He is also Deputy Mayor of Toronto.Holyday has lived his entire life in Etobicoke, and was a successful businessman before entering political life....	12,207
Ross Vaughan	2,565
Maurice Ferraro	1,336
Amber Saeed	1,133

Ward 4 - Etobicoke Centre

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Gloria Lindsay Luby Gloria Lindsay Luby Gloria Lindsay Luby is a city councillor and former Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council in Toronto, Canada for Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre. She represents one of the two Etobicoke Centre wards. Lindsay Luby is also a former Chair of the Government Management Committee.Lindsay Luby was a successful...	9,237
Mario Giansante	6,987
Stephen Thiele	2,491
John Sumka	261

Ward 5 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Peter Milczyn Peter Milczyn Peter Milczyn is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards, Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Born in Etobicoke, he attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto where he got a degree in architecture.He set up his own...	12,729
Stan Grabowski	5,089

Ward 6 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore

Candidate	Votes	%
Mark Grimes Mark Grimes Mark Grimes is a Toronto City Councillor for Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore. He represents one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards.-Background:Grimes was born in Orillia and grew up in New Toronto. Prior to politics he worked as a trader on the Toronto Stock Exchange before starting his own...	5,334
Berardo Mascioli	3,982
Jerry Smith	3,437
Diane Cleary	1,180
Mark Selkirk	1,079
Gregory Wowchuk	893
George Kash	208
Frederick Azman	174
David Searle	94
Robin Vinden	83

Ward 7 - York West

York West

York West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and since 1917.Its population was 110,384 in 2001...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) George Mammoliti	Acclaimed

Ward 9 - York Centre

York Centre

York Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Maria Augimeri Maria Augimeri Maria Augimeri is a city councillor in Toronto, Ward 9 representing one of the two York Centre wards.-Background:Augimeri moved to Canada with her family at age two. Before entering politics, she was a Social Anthropologist at York University...	7,898	74.18%
Anna Oppedisano	1061	9.96%
Richard Baldachino	779	7.31%
Annmarie Robb	487	4.57%
Domenic D'Abruzzo	422	4.28%

Ward 10 - York Centre

York Centre

York Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Mike Feldman Mike Feldman Michael "Mike" Feldman was city councillor for Ward 10 from 1992 to 2010, and former Deputy Mayor, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Feldman was first elected in 1992 to the City Council of what was then the City of North York...	9,962	73.83%
Lorne Berg	3,530	26.16%

Ward 11 - York South-Weston

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Frances Nunziata Frances Nunziata Frances Nunziata is a Toronto city councillor for Ward 11 York South-Weston . She is the sister of former Member of Parliament John Nunziata....	9,819	77.98%
Rosemarie Mulhall	2,772	22.01%

Ward 12 - York South-Weston

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Frank Di Giorgio Frank Di Giorgio Frank Di Giorgio is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing one of the two York South—Weston wards, Ward 12 York South-Weston. With a mathematics degree from McMaster University, he was a high school math teacher before entering politics. He ran for a position on North York city...	7,414	67.18%
Joe Renda	3,621	32.81%

Ward 13 - Parkdale-High Park

Candidate	Votes	%
Bill Saundercook Bill Saundercook Bill Saundercook was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada for Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park. He represented one of the two Parkdale—High Park wards. A teacher from a family of teachers, Saundercook holds a B.Ed., M.A. and M.Ed.-Background:...	7,909	39.73%
Stan Kumorek	6,802	34.17%
Carol Jamieson	2,929	14.71%
Margo Duncan	1,455	7.31%
Henry Calderon	461	2.31%
Caryl Manning	347	1.74%

Ward 14 - Parkdale-High Park

Candidate	Votes	%
Sylvia Watson Sylvia Watson Sylvia Watson is a former Canadian politician. She was a Toronto City Councillor for ward 14, part of the riding of Parkdale-High Park from 2003 to 2006 and the candidate for the Liberal Party of Ontario in the 2006 by-election and in the 2007 general election.-Background:Watson and her family...	7,441	52.51%
Ed Zielinski	3,453	24.37%
Walter Jarsky	847	5.97%
Neil Webster	782	5.51%
Steven Aspiotis	705	4.97%
David Smaller	635	4.48%
Mark Chmielewski	210	1.48%
Ed Veri	95	0.67%

Ward 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence

• Luigi Rizzo was a first-time candidate. His father, Tony Rizzo
  Tony Rizzo
  Tony Rizzo is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995....
  
  , was a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1990 to 1995.
• Rocco Piccininno was a first-time candidate. As of 2006, he works with the firm Sutton Group-Tower Realty Inc., Brokerage. A football player of the same name played for St. Michael's College in Toronto during the early 1990s, but it is not clear if this is the same person.
• Howard Mandel was a first-time candidate. A newspaper column from the campaign observed that his name "sounds suspiciously like the incumbent's and appears ahead of him on the ballot".
• Jhadira Ramos was a first-time candidate. Ramos campaigned on a "Multicultural Candidate List", which was headed by mayoral candidate Jamie Castillo.

Ward 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence

Candidate	Votes	%
Karen Stintz Karen Stintz Karen Stintz is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She represents Ward 16, one of two municipal wards enclosed within the federal-provincial riding of Eglinton—Lawrence....	8,108	42.92%
(x) Anne Johnston Anne Johnston Anne Johnston was a longtime city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was first elected to Toronto City Council in 1972, and served until 1985 when she ran against incumbent Mayor Art Eggleton, but was defeated. In 1988 she was elected to Metro Toronto Council...	5,787	30.63%
Albert Pantaleo	3,172	16.79%
Michael Johnson	1,188	6.28%
Alexander Hoffman	634	3.35%

Ward 17 - Davenport

Davenport (provincial electoral district)

Davenport is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from parts of Oakwood, Dovercourt, Parkdale, High Park—Swansea and a small part of York South....

Candidate	Votes	%
Cesar Palacio Cesar Palacio Cesar Palacio is a Toronto city councillor for Ward 17 Davenport . He is the first Hispanic person to be elected to Toronto's City Council.-Biography:...	5,127	44.99%
Alejandra Bravo Alejandra Bravo María Alejandra Bravo de la Parra is a Mexican biochemist who was laureated with the 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a powerful insecticide....	4,336	38.05%
David Senater	940	8.24%
Romolo Cimaroli	530	4.65%
Nicolo Fortunato	461	4.04%

Ward 18 - Davenport

Davenport (provincial electoral district)

Davenport is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.It was created in 1999 from parts of Oakwood, Dovercourt, Parkdale, High Park—Swansea and a small part of York South....

Candidate	Votes	%
Adam Giambrone Adam Giambrone Adam Giambrone is a Canadian politician who was a Toronto City Councillor, representing the southern of two Davenport wards. Elected at 26, he remained the youngest member of Toronto council after re-election. He is also a former president of the federal New Democratic Party...	5,797	51.52%
Ana Bailao	4,537	40.32%
Hortencia Fotopoulos	386	3.43%
Nha Le	234	2.08%
Cynamin Maxwell	155	1.37%
Ana Salaverry-Chuquihuara	141	1.25%

Ward 19 - Trinity-Spadina

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Joe Pantalone Joe Pantalone Joe Pantalone is a former Canadian politician, city councillor for Ward 19, one of two wards in Trinity—Spadina. He served as deputy mayor under David Miller from 2003 to 2010...	10,372	75.30%
Jeff Brown	3,070	22.28%
Philip Vettese	332	2.41%

Ward 20 - Trinity-Spadina

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Olivia Chow Olivia Chow Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for...	13,867	79.27%
Sandra Anstey	2,254	12.88%
Brian Wicks	608	3.47%
Roberto Verdecchia	484	2.76%
Dean Jepson	279	1.59%

Ward 21 - St. Paul's

St. Paul's (provincial electoral district)

St. Paul's is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.The small but densely-populated riding covers the area to the north of Downtown Toronto...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Joe Mihevc Joe Mihevc Joe Mihevc is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents one of the two St. Paul's wards, Ward 21 St. Paul's.-Background:...	10,875	65.63%
George Milne	3,809	22.98%
Howard Levine	1,089	6.57%
Maya Tarom	522	3.15%
Gregory Moskos	167	1.00%
Tony Corpuz	107	0.64%

Ward 22 - St. Paul's

St. Paul's (provincial electoral district)

St. Paul's is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.The small but densely-populated riding covers the area to the north of Downtown Toronto...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Michael Walker Michael Walker (politician) Michael Walker was the City Councillor in Toronto, Canada, for Ward 22 from 1982 to 2010. Ward 22 is bounded on the north by Eglinton Avenue and Broadway Avenue, on the east by Bayview Avenue, on the west by Spadina Avenue, and on the south by Moore Avenue and along the North Toronto Rail...	17,473	83.32%
Erika Marquardt	3497	16.67%

Ward 23 - Willowdale

Willowdale (provincial electoral district)

Willowdale is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1987.-History:...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) John Filion John Filion John Filion is a Toronto city councillor representing one of the two Willowdale wards, Ward 23 Willowdale.Filion attended York University and he graduated with a degree in journalism. He became a journalist specializing in education issues...	13,836	83.34%
Ignacio Manlangit	2,757	16.66%

Ward 24 - Willowdale

Willowdale (provincial electoral district)

Willowdale is a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1987.-History:...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) David Shiner David Shiner (politician) David Shiner is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He represents ward 24, one of the two wards in Willowdale.-Background:He is the son of the late Esther Shiner, who served on the borough and later city council of the City of North York as alderman, and later as a member of the Board of...	Acclaimed

Ward 25 - Don Valley West

Don Valley West

Don Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Cliff Jenkins Cliff Jenkins Cliff Jenkins was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, for Ward 25, one of the two Don Valley West wards. He was defeated in the election held on October 25, 2010....	4,859	26.04%
Jaye Robinson	4,779	25.61%
Tim Flynn	2,240	12.00%
Barbara Krieger	1,858	9.96%
Jon Williams	1,648	8.83%
William Rauenbusch	1,575	8.44%
Stewart Weinstein	1,283	6.87%
Nancy Loewen	420	2.25%

Ward 26 - Don Valley West

Don Valley West

Don Valley West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 115,539....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Jane Pitfield Jane Pitfield Jane Pitfield was a Toronto city councillor, representing one of the two Don Valley West wards. She ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Toronto in 2006.-Personal life:...	13,602	86.63%
Muhammad Alam	1,366	8.70%
Orhan Aybars	733	4.67%

Ward 27 - Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto , Toronto Centre , Rosedale and Toronto Centre—Rosedale .Toronto Centre covers the heart of...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Kyle Rae Kyle Rae Kyle Rae is a former Canadian politician. He was a city councillor for Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale in Toronto, Ontario from 1991 to 2010. Rae is now a self-described consultant.-Politics:...	13234	66.3
Enza Anderson Enza Anderson Enza "Supermodel" Anderson is a Canadian transgender political activist and media personality.-Early life and education:...	3058	15.3
Michael Lorenzo	1517	7.6
Michael Demone	1211	6.0
Arius Irani	689	3.5
Hade Mamade	282	1.3

Ward 28 - Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre

Toronto Centre is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1925, and since 1935, under the names Centre Toronto , Toronto Centre , Rosedale and Toronto Centre—Rosedale .Toronto Centre covers the heart of...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Pam McConnell Pam McConnell Pam McConnell is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada for Ward 28 which is one of the two Toronto Centre wards.She was a teacher before entering politics by being elected as a school board trustee in 1982. She held that position until 1994. She played a prominent role in advocating for adult...	7826	46.7
Pierre Klein	4646	27.7
Gregory Lang	1358	8.1
Mike Armstrong	767	4.6
Wendy Forrest	723	4.3
Anwarul Kabir	582	3.5
Alamgir Muhammad	432	2.6
Paul Bordonaro	260	1.6
Jean-Claude Mbuyi	170	1.0

Ward 29 - Broadview-Greenwood

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Case Ootes Case Ootes Case Ootes is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada, for Ward 29 Toronto—Danforth. He represented one of the two Toronto—Danforth wards...	9,352	62.2
John Papadakis	5,207	34.6
Nick Radia	480	3.1

Ward 30 - Broadview-Greenwood

Candidate	Votes	%
Paula Fletcher Paula Fletcher Paula Fletcher is a Canadian politician. In 2003, she was elected to the Toronto City Council for Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth.-Background:...	6,460	39.5
Chris Phibbs	4,271	26.1
Maureen Gilroy	3,161	19.3
Suzanne McCormick	832	5.1
Bruce Brackett	722	4.4
Greg Bonser	510	3.1
Sean Lough	237	1.4
Jim Brookman	179	1.1

Ward 31 - Beaches-East York

Candidate	Votes	%
Janet Davis Janet Davis Janet Davis is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She represents Ward 31 Beaches-East York, the northern portion of Beaches—East York...	8,894	53.9
Michael Tziretas	6,640	40.2
Nasir Duza	556	3.4
Bob Smith	414	2.5

Ward 32 - Beaches-East York

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Sandra Bussin Sandra Bussin Sandra Bussin was a politician in Toronto, Canada. She was a municipal councillor for Toronto City Council representing Ward 32, an area called the Beaches. From 2006 to 2010 she was Speaker of Toronto City Council.-Background:...	12245	63.4
Chris Yaccato	5082	26.3
Alan Burke	527	2.7
Colleen Mills	527	2.7
Donna Braniff	514	2.7
Jeffrey Dorman	224	1.2
Robert Livingston	183	0.6

Ward 33 - Don Valley East

Don Valley East

Don Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....

Candidate	Votes	%
Shelley Carroll Shelley Carroll Shelley Carroll is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She represents Ward 33 Don Valley East, one of the two Don Valley East municipal wards. She was formerly the Chair of the City's Budget Committee.-Background:...	4,744	36.6
Rob Davis Rob Davis (Ontario politician) Rob Davis is a Canadian politician. He served on the York city council from 1991 to 1997, and was a member of the Toronto City Council from 1997 to 2000.-Background:...	3,923	30.2
Aris Babikian	1,757	13.5
Wayne Habib	1,164	9.0
Jim Conlon	675	5.2
Allan Ginsberg	287	2.2
Asad Alam	232	1.8
Ari Maounis	191	1.5

Ward 34 - Don Valley East

Don Valley East

Don Valley East is a federal electoral district in Canada that covers the northeast section of the North York part of Toronto. The federal riding was created in 1976 from parts of Willowdale, York East, York North, and York—Scarborough ridings....

Candidate	Votes	%
Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong is a Toronto city councillor representing one of the two Don Valley East wards, Toronto City Council Ward 34. He is the son of Denzil Minnan-Wong, Sr., a Chinese immigrant who became a prominent member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. His father died in 1988 at...	9,783	70.9
George Maxwell	2,197	15.9
Gary Walsh	1,120	9.1
Khan Niazi	700	5.1

Ward 35 - Scarborough Southwest

Scarborough Southwest

Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Gerry Altobello Gerry Altobello Gerry Altobello is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represented Scarborough Southwest.Altobello first entered politics in 1985 when he was elected to the council of Scarborough to represent Ward 2, defeating more left-leaning candidate Barry Boyle. At 27, he was the youngest member...	5,410	45.6
Adrian Heaps Adrian Heaps Adrian A. Heaps is a politician in Toronto, Canada. He was the member of Toronto City Council for Scarborough Southwest Ward 35 from 2006 to 2010.-Background:...	3,388	28.6
Worrick Russell	1,651	13.9
Peter Harris	550	4.6
Barry Nicholson	326	2.7
Kalonji Muteba	279	2.3
Jason Carey	271	2.3

Ward 36 - Scarborough Southwest

Scarborough Southwest

Scarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Brian Ashton Brian Ashton (politician) Brian Ashton was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest. He did not run for re-election in the 2010 municipal election and was succeeded by Gary Crawford.-Career:...	11683	78.0
Robert Scott	3,286	22.0

Ward 37 - Scarborough Centre

Scarborough City Centre

Scarborough City Centre is the central business district in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Kennedy Road to the west, Markham Road to the east, Ellesmere Road to the south, and Sheppard Avenue to the North...

Candidate	Votes	%
Michael Thompson Michael Thompson (Canadian politician) Michael Thompson is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents Ward 37, the western half of Scarborough Centre. Raised in Scarborough he has a BA in Economics from Concordia University. He is a Black Canadian....	7,680	49.6
Helen Zoubaniotis	4,124	26.7
Laura-Maria Nikolareizi	1,156	7.4
Andrew Schulz	1,081	7.0
Greg Crompton	553	3.6
David Finnamore	470	3.0
Georges Legault	430	2.8

Ward 38 - Scarborough Centre

Scarborough City Centre

Scarborough City Centre is the central business district in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Kennedy Road to the west, Markham Road to the east, Ellesmere Road to the south, and Sheppard Avenue to the North...

Candidate	Votes	%
Glenn De Baermaeker	6,267	46.4
Virginia Jones	2,568	19.0
Tom Palantzas	1,678	12.4
Becky Hackett	1,316	9.8
Willie Reodica	1,243	9.2
Michael Binetti	423	3.1

Ward 39 - Scarborough-Agincourt

Candidate	Votes	%
Mike Del Grande Mike Del Grande Mike Del Grande is a Canadian politician. Elected in 2003, he is a Toronto city councillor, representing Ward 39 Scarborough—Agincourt.-Background:Michael Anthony Del Grande was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He is the eldest child of Italian immigrants...	6,299	51.7
(x) Sherene Shaw	5,898	48.4

Ward 40 - Scarborough-Agincourt

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Norm Kelly Norm Kelly Norman "Norm" Kelly is a Canadian politician. He is a city councillor in Toronto, Ontario representing one of two municipal wards that make up the jurisdiction of Scarborough—Agincourt.-Background:Kelly is a trained historian...	10,570	75.4
Patrick McBreaty	2,470	17.6
Winston Ramjeet	983	7.0

Ward 41 - Scarborough-Rouge River

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Bas Balkissoon Bas Balkissoon Bas Balkissoon is a politician in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly the Toronto city councillor representing Ward 41 in northeast area of Scarborough, Balkissoon won election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 24, 2005 as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge...	10,054	74.6
Sonny Yeung	3,415	25.4

Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) Raymond Cho	8,302	70.0
Paulette Senior	3,314	27.9
Akeem Fasasi	245	2.1

Ward 43 - Scarborough East

Scarborough East

Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2003, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to 2007, and on Toronto City Council....

Candidate	Votes	%
(x) David Soknacki David Soknacki David Soknacki is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represented one of the two Scarborough East wards.He moved to eastern Scarborough in 1963, and founded the Densgrove Park Community Association. He first ran for Scarborough city council in 1991, but lost to Frank Faubert...	9,790	82.4
Glenn Kitchen	2,097	17.6

Ward 44 - Scarborough East

Scarborough East

Scarborough East was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 2003, and was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to 2007, and on Toronto City Council....

Candidate	Votes	%
Gay Cowbourne Gay Cowbourne Gay Cowbourne is a former city councillor in Toronto, Canada. She represented one of the two Scarborough East wards between 2003 and 2006.Originally from Liverpool, England, she moved to Canada in 1976 when her husband, an electrical engineer, got a job with Ontario Hydro. A teacher by training,...	7,818	45.7
(x) Ron Moeser Ron Moeser Ron Moeser is the Toronto City Councillor for Ward 44 Scarborough East in Toronto, Canada.Moeser was first elected to what was then the Scarborough City Council in 1988 representing the West Rouge community. He chaired the waterfront committee in Scarborough and was active in the preservation of...	7,522	44.0
William Sheehan	939	5.5
Donald Blair	839	4.9

External links

• 2003 municipal election results on City of Toronto website